165 practice scenarios
Casper video scenarios: how to answer them
In a Casper video scenario you watch a short scene once, with no pausing or rewinding, and then answer two questions about it. In the video response section you record each answer out loud with one minute per question. These are Confetto's own practice scenes, each with the questions that follow it.
How to answer a Casper video scenario
- 1
Watch for who, what and what you are being asked
As the scene plays, pin down three things: who you are in it, what each person wants, and the request or decision that lands on you at the end.
- 2
Use the reflection time to pick your position
Decide what you would do before the question appears. You will not have time to work it out while speaking.
- 3
Open with your answer, then your reasons
Say what you would do in the first sentence. Then cover the other person's side, your reason, and what you would do if it does not work.
- 4
Stop when you are done
A complete 45-second answer scores better than a minute that trails off. Finish your sentence before the timer does.
A worked example
From The silent teammate. You are one of four students on a graded group project. Two days before your group presents, you meet with two teammates in the library. The fourth member, Priya, has not replied to messages for a week and has not started her section.
What would you suggest to the group, and why?
Here is a typical first attempt, scored on the 1–9 scale raters use, and the changes that would raise it.
5.5
This answer scores 5.5 out of 9. With these 3 changes, about 7.0.
I’d suggest we email the professor tonight and explain that Priya hasn’t responded or completed her section, while asking how to handle the grading. We need a clear plan before Thursday, and it wouldn’t be fair to expect Leah and Marcus to cover everything.
- 1+0.5
Swap
email the professor tonight and explain that Priya hasn’t responded
formessage Priya directly tonight and ask if she’s okay and what she can realistically finish by Thursday
This adds a chance to understand Priya’s situation and hear what she can contribute before involving the professor. The original went directly to escalation without seeking that information.
- 2+0.5
Swap
We need a clear plan before Thursday
forWhile we wait, we can identify the essential parts and divide what we can fairly
This turns the need for a plan into a practical interim action that protects the deadline and avoids leaving two teammates to absorb all the work.
- 3+0.5
Swap
asking how to handle the grading
forIf Priya doesn’t respond by an agreed time, I’d email the professor with the facts and ask how to handle the work and grading, rather than asking to remove her name as punishment
This makes escalation conditional, transparent, and focused on fair guidance rather than an immediate consequence. The original did not explain what would happen before contacting the professor or how the request would be framed.
The first attempt is an example written by Confetto, not a real applicant's answer. The score and the changes are from Confetto's Casper coach. Not an official score.
Common mistakes
- Retelling the scene instead of answering the question.
- Starting to speak before you have decided what you would do.
- Running out of time before reaching a next step.
Practice video scenarios on the real timers
Answer on the clock and get each answer scored 1–9 the way raters score, with your own answer improved line by line.
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